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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Aberfoyle (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Aberfoyle. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Aberfoyle is located in Hunt County.

To see how the shape of Texas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hunt County: Collin, Delta, Fannin, Hopkins, Kaufman, Rains & Rockwall.

Below are the counties that are near Aberfoyle. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Aberfoyle:

  • Hunt County     (The home county of Aberfoyle)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aberfoyle, with the one closest to Aberfoyle listed first.
    • South Sulphur
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fairlie
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fairlie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlie
      • Fairlie is located in Hunt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fairlie
      • From Aberfoyle to Fairlie
    • Wolfe City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • White Rock
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jardin
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
      • Jardin is located in Hunt County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Jardin
      • From Aberfoyle to Jardin
    • Jacobia
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Neylandville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neylandville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
      • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Neylandville
      • From Aberfoyle to Neylandville
    • Commerce
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
      • Commerce is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
    • Yowell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yowell
      • Yowell is located in Hunt County
    • Kingston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Celeste
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
      • Celeste is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <2>
    • Campbell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
      • Campbell is located in Hunt County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbell <2>
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aberfoyle, with the one closest to Aberfoyle listed first.
    • Frognot
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Farmersville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
      • Farmersville is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmersville <2>
    • Blue Ridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Josephine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephine
      • Josephine is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,545 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Josephine <2>
    • Valdasta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Westminster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
      • Westminster is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <2>
    • Sedalia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sedalia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
      • Sedalia is located in Collin County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sedalia
      • From Aberfoyle to Sedalia
    • Copeville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeville
      • Copeville is located in Collin County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copeville <2>
    • Nevada
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Royse City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Princeton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Princeton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
      • Princeton is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <2>
    • Lavon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lavon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavon
      • Lavon is located in Collin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavon <2>
  • Delta County
  • Fannin County
  • Grayson County
  • Hopkins County
  • Lamar County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aberfoyle, with the one closest to Aberfoyle listed first.
    • Petty
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
      • Petty is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <2>
    • Roxton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • High
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
      • High is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to High
      • From Aberfoyle to High
    • Howland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brookston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
      • Brookston is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <2>
    • Gadston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Atlas
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Lamar County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Atlas
      • From Aberfoyle to Atlas
  • Rains County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Aberfoyle, with the one closest to Aberfoyle listed first.
    • Hooker Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • East Tawakoni
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
      • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Aberfoyle, see our County-by-County Page for Aberfoyle.

Cemeteries Near Aberfoyle ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Aberfoyle.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Aberfoyle covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Aberfoyle, with the one closest to Aberfoyle listed first.

  • Onstot Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Onstot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Onstot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wesley Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wesley Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wesley Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Sulphur Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Kelly Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Brecheen Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brecheen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brecheen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sonora Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Westbrook Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westbrook Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Rehobeth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Scatter Branch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scatter Branch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scatter Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (270 more) ...
    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hall Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Center Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Point Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Aberfoyle had a population of 47 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Aberfoyle, with the one closest to Aberfoyle listed first.

  • South Sulphur
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • White Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolfe City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jacobia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jardin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jardin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jardin
    • Jardin is located in Hunt County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Jardin
    • From Aberfoyle to Jardin
  • Neylandville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Neylandville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neylandville
    • Neylandville is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Neylandville
    • From Aberfoyle to Neylandville
  • Commerce
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
    • Commerce is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,700 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce <2>
  • Hickory Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
    • Hickory Creek is located in Hunt County
  • Kingston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kellogg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
    • Kellogg is located in Hunt County
  • Ladonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Celeste
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Celeste have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
    • Celeste is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celeste <2>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Aberfoyle. See our List of 1890's Communities around Aberfoyle.

Newspapers Published in Aberfoyle ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Aberfoyle.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Aberfoyle, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Aberfoyle.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Aberfoyle:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Aberfoyle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hunt County: www.huntcounty.net

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aberfoyle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Aberfoyle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3051, Longitude: -96.0255    
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Aberfoyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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